Simon Anholt Biography

Simon Anholt is an independent policy consultant who works with Heads of State, Heads of Government, and administrations of nations, cities, and regions throughout the world to design and implement plans for increased economic, political, and cultural participation. Economic competitiveness, public diplomacy, cultural policy and cultural relations, national identity and reputation, educational policy, regional integration, export promotion, tourism, foreign direct investment, security and defense, immigration and related areas of social policy, language policy, sustainability, talent attraction, and major international events are typical areas of these strategies. Anholt is the best-selling author of "Another One Bites The Grass" and the editor of Place Branding and Public Diplomacy, a quarterly publication. "Brand New Justice," his book on the importance of brands in economic growth, was originally published in 2003. "Beyond Branding," "Brands and Branding," "Heritage and Identity," "Shaping the Nations of the North," and "Destination Marketing" are all co-authored by him. "Brand America," "Competitive Identity: the New Brand Management for Nations, Cities, and Regions," and "Places: Image, Identity, and Reputation" are his most recent publications. Simon Anholt holds a Master's degree from Oxford and is a member of the European Cultural Parliament. In 2009, he received the Nobels Colloquia Prize in Economics in Trieste, and in 2010, he received the Prix d'Excellence du Forum Multiculturel pour un Dveloppement Durable at the 7th Multicultural Forum at the Palais de la Dcouverte in Paris. He is a member of the Anglo-Dutch Apeldoorn Conference's organizing committee and was named an Honorary Professor in Political Science by the University of East Anglia in 2013.

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